diff --git a/helloworld/pom.xml b/helloworld/pom.xml
index 7560936..46d8a41 100644
--- a/helloworld/pom.xml
+++ b/helloworld/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 		<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
 		<spring.framework.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
 		<spring.amqp.version>1.0.0.RELEASE</spring.amqp.version>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
   			<groupId>org.springframework.amqp</groupId>
   			<artifactId>spring-rabbit</artifactId>
   			<version>${spring.amqp.version}</version>
-		</dependency>	
+		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
@@ -70,15 +71,15 @@
 			<version>2.2</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		
-		
+
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
 			<version>4.8.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
 			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@
 			<version>1.2.14</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		
+
 	</dependencies>
 
 	<build>
@@ -128,6 +129,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.5</source>
 					<target>1.5</target>
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.9</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<!--forkMode>pertest</forkMode-->
 					<includes>
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@
 		<downloadUrl>http://www.springframework.org/download</downloadUrl>
 		<site>
 			<id>staging</id>
-			<url>file:///${user.dir}/target/staging/org.springframework.batch.archetype/${pom.artifactId}</url>
+			<url>file:///${user.dir}/target/staging/org.springframework.batch.archetype/${project.artifactId}</url>
 		</site>
 		<repository>
 			<id>spring-release</id>
diff --git a/log4j/pom.xml b/log4j/pom.xml
index 5d10103..6eb405a 100644
--- a/log4j/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 		<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
 		<spring.framework.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
 		<spring.amqp.version>1.0.0.RELEASE</spring.amqp.version>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
@@ -93,12 +94,12 @@
 			<version>2.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>aspectj</groupId>
+			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
 			<version>1.5.4</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>aspectj</groupId>
+			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
 			<version>1.5.4</version>
 		</dependency>
@@ -155,10 +156,12 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>6.1.26</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.5</source>
 					<target>1.5</target>
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.9</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<!--forkMode>pertest</forkMode -->
 					<includes>
@@ -193,7 +197,7 @@
 		<downloadUrl>http://www.springframework.org/download</downloadUrl>
 		<site>
 			<id>staging</id>
-			<url>file:///${user.dir}/target/staging/org.springframework.batch.archetype/${pom.artifactId}</url>
+			<url>file:///${user.dir}/target/staging/org.springframework.batch.archetype/${project.artifactId}</url>
 		</site>
 		<repository>
 			<id>spring-release</id>
@@ -208,4 +212,3 @@
 	</distributionManagement>
 
 </project>
-	
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stocks/pom.xml b/stocks/pom.xml
index 925e6d5..3b7fcb5 100644
--- a/stocks/pom.xml
+++ b/stocks/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 		<maven.test.failure.ignore>true</maven.test.failure.ignore>
 		<spring.framework.version>3.0.5.RELEASE</spring.framework.version>
 		<spring.amqp.version>1.0.0.RELEASE</spring.amqp.version>
+		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
@@ -92,12 +93,12 @@
 			<version>2.2</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>aspectj</groupId>
+			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>aspectjrt</artifactId>
 			<version>1.5.4</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
-			<groupId>aspectj</groupId>
+			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>
 			<artifactId>aspectjweaver</artifactId>
 			<version>1.5.4</version>
 		</dependency>
@@ -154,10 +155,12 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.mortbay.jetty</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-jetty-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>6.1.26</version>
 			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.3.2</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<source>1.5</source>
 					<target>1.5</target>
@@ -166,6 +169,7 @@
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.9</version>
 				<configuration>
 					<!--forkMode>pertest</forkMode -->
 					<includes>
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@
 		<downloadUrl>http://www.springframework.org/download</downloadUrl>
 		<site>
 			<id>staging</id>
-			<url>file:///${user.dir}/target/staging/org.springframework.batch.archetype/${pom.artifactId}</url>
+			<url>file:///${user.dir}/target/staging/org.springframework.batch.archetype/${project.artifactId}</url>
 		</site>
 		<repository>
 			<id>spring-release</id>